diff --git a/roles/ipa/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ipa/tasks/main.yml
index dc5c9e4c63..137051eead 100644
--- a/roles/ipa/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipa/tasks/main.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   tags:
   - ipa
   - config
-  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.exists
+  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.stat.exists
 
 - name: retrieve replica file
   delegate_to: ipa01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   tags:
   - ipa
   - config
-  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.exists
+  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.stat.exists
 
 - name: deploy replica file
   copy: src=/tmp/ipa_replica_{{inventory_hostname}}.gpg
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
   tags:
   - ipa
   - config
-  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.exists
+  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.stat.exists
 
 - name: destroy replica file on ansible host
   delegate_to: localhost
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
   tags:
   - ipa
   - config
-  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.exists
+  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith("ipa01") and not replication_status.stat.exists
 
 #
 # switch this to use the systemd module as soon as ansible 2.2 is out.